Resource Center: drugs

Question and answer page on prescription drug monitoring programs and link to information on each state's program.

Published online October 31, 2011<br /> PEDIATRICS Vol. 128 No. 5 November 2011, pp. e1330-e1340 (doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1754)

The goal of this TIP is to recommend guidelines for primary care clinicians to follow in caring for patients with alcohol and other drug use disorders. These guidelines were developed by a Consensus Panel of clinicians, researchers, and educators who work on the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Protocols are based partly on research evidence, partly on Panel members' clinical experience. The algorithm follows a patient with substance use problems who presents in a primary care setting. The chart will serve as a guide or road map through screening, brief assessment, brief intervention, assessment, referral, specialized treatment, and followup care as they are detailed in the TIP.

Due to the increasing amount of research being conducted on brief intervention, this section of the website is geared to those who may need to intervene with an individual experiencing a substance abuse problem.

Recommendations for the treatment and care of pregnant women with alcohol and/or other drug use problems

This Treatment Improvement Protocol relates alcohol use in the adolescent population and how to diagnose and treat the problem.

This guideline provides in-depth information on co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, including terminology, detection and treatment. It also includes examples of common screening instruments for co-occurring disorders.

General guidelines for evaluation and implementation of screenings and assessment tools for adolescents with substance abuse disorders.

Guidelines for the screening, assessing, and treating of substance abuse disorders in the elderly population (60 years or older).

A website providing links to 50 different Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs). TIPs are practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse put together by panels consisting of clinical, research, and administrative experts. Those TIPs that are relevant to our site have each been individually used as a resource.